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Print a Copy of Historic Taos, a Walking Tour of 22 Taos Landmarks
Welcome visitors and Taoseños! You are invited to explore the diversity of this region, through a self-guided tour. The two-hundred year old Taos Plaza, and the streets that radiate from it like spokes, form the National Historic District of Taos. It contains a number of national and state landmarks which are Historic testimonials to the rich and complex cultural history of T aos. The T aos Valley has been a major trade and travel route since human presence was first felt in the area. Archeological evidence suggests that people have been using and moving through the Taos Valley for, at least, the past 9,000 years. The ancestors of the Pueblo people, commonly known as the Anasazi, were the first permanent inhabitants of the Valley. Room blocks and pit houses in the Taos area testify to their presence since 900 AD. Around 1200 AD, they aggregat- ed into small above ground structures of 50-100 rooms. Many believe the Taos Pueblo was constructed around 1450 as a multi-story TAOS complex. However, archeologists predominantly place the date of construction of Taos Pueblo in the 14th century on or about 1350. Unfortunately , there is no known recorded date. In any case, the Pueblo Indians depended upon nature for their survival, and therefore treated nature as an organizing and spiritual element in their lives. At the time of the arrival of the Europeans, all of Taos Valley was in the domain of Taos Pueblo Indians. In 1540, Francisco de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador and explorer, was authorized to explor e the area by the king of Spain. -
General Vertical Files Anderson Reading Room Center for Southwest Research Zimmerman Library
“A” – biographical Abiquiu, NM GUIDE TO THE GENERAL VERTICAL FILES ANDERSON READING ROOM CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST RESEARCH ZIMMERMAN LIBRARY (See UNM Archives Vertical Files http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=nmuunmverticalfiles.xml) FOLDER HEADINGS “A” – biographical Alpha folders contain clippings about various misc. individuals, artists, writers, etc, whose names begin with “A.” Alpha folders exist for most letters of the alphabet. Abbey, Edward – author Abeita, Jim – artist – Navajo Abell, Bertha M. – first Anglo born near Albuquerque Abeyta / Abeita – biographical information of people with this surname Abeyta, Tony – painter - Navajo Abiquiu, NM – General – Catholic – Christ in the Desert Monastery – Dam and Reservoir Abo Pass - history. See also Salinas National Monument Abousleman – biographical information of people with this surname Afghanistan War – NM – See also Iraq War Abousleman – biographical information of people with this surname Abrams, Jonathan – art collector Abreu, Margaret Silva – author: Hispanic, folklore, foods Abruzzo, Ben – balloonist. See also Ballooning, Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Acequias – ditches (canoas, ground wáter, surface wáter, puming, water rights (See also Land Grants; Rio Grande Valley; Water; and Santa Fe - Acequia Madre) Acequias – Albuquerque, map 2005-2006 – ditch system in city Acequias – Colorado (San Luis) Ackerman, Mae N. – Masonic leader Acoma Pueblo - Sky City. See also Indian gaming. See also Pueblos – General; and Onate, Juan de Acuff, Mark – newspaper editor – NM Independent and -
AYER YY HOYHOY Enen TAOSTAOS Yesterday and Today in Taos County and Northern New Mexico Spring 2018 Fall 20142014Fall Issue #44#44Issue
AYERAYER YY HOYHOY enen TAOSTAOS Yesterday and Today in Taos County and Northern New Mexico Spring 2018 Fall 201420142014 Issue #44#44#44 Where Things Useta Be In Taos by Eric "Bear" Albrecht Loretto In Taosaosaos by Eleanor Craig, S.L. Liz Cunningham: A Remarkable Friend & Citizen by Janet WWby ebbebbebb A publication of the Taos County Historical Society CONTENTS A Message from the Where Things Useta Be In Taos .................. 3 TCHS President by Eric “Bear” Albrecht Ernestina Cordova Liz Cunningham: Dear Friends and Members, A Remarkable Friend & Citizen ........... 7 Your Board of Directors and I are by Janet Webb committed to the stewardship of the Taos County Historical Society and, in Loretto In Taos................................................. 8 mid-January, we held our Board retreat by Eleanor Craig, S.L. at the Taos Inn where we reviewed and Los Remedios: Traditional Herbal set our goals for the rest of the year and the fore-seeable future. Remedios in Taos ...................... 10 We are well into 2018 and have already by Mary Ann Wells had several interesting programs. February’s was “Growing up in Taos” by Stephanie Valerio- Rael; in March we AYER Y HOY en TAOS hosted “Comerciantes, Arrieros y Yesterday and Today in Taos County Modistas: New Mexicans, Trails & Commerce in the 19th Century,” and Northern New Mexico by Susan Boyle and in April we heard “In Search Of William Wolfskill”, by Conchita Marusich. Spring 2018 Issue No. 44 We are already in May and honoring some fantastic people of our ISSN 1088-5285 community. This year we will honor Charles “Corky” Hawk, a long- © 2018 Taos County Historical Society time member of the society, who has served as board member & preservation chair. -
Hacienda De Los Martinez Martinez Hacienda; Martinez House 1804–C
Hacienda de los Martinez Martinez Hacienda; Martinez House 1804–c. 1820, Antonío Severino Martinez; 1827–1882 alterations; 1974–1983 restoration. 708 Hacienda Rd. (Lower Ranchitos Rd.). One of the best surviving and preserved Spanish Colonial houses in the American Southwest, the Martinez Hacienda documents life on the frontier of New Spain in the early nineteenth century. In 1804, Antonío Severino Martín and his wife, María del Carmel Santistévan, moved with three of eventually six children from their home in Abiquiú to Taos Valley. Severino traced his ancestry to two mestizo brothers of mixed Spanish and Indian blood who had accompanied Juan de Oñate to New Mexico in 1598 and attained sufficient status to rank as Spaniards. As the family grew in Taos, their name evolved from Martín into “los Martínes” and finally Martinez. Arriving shortly after the plaza of Fernández de Taos (modern Taos) was founded in 1796, the Martinez family came seeking economic opportunity in what was then a remote edge of the far-flung Spanish Empire. They settled Click large thumbnail at top to view full-scale uncropped image two miles south of Taos along the Rio del Pueblo (Taos River) in an area known as Los Ranchitos after the small ranches that Spanish colonists used seasonally to tend their LOCATION livestock while continuing to live closer to the protective enclosure of Taos Pueblo to the north. After the provincial governor, Juan Bautista de Anza, lessened the threat of Indian raids by concluding a treaty with the Comanche in 1786, they began to stay more permanently in places like Ranchitos. -
The Quarterly Publication of the Santa Fe Trail Association Volume 29 ♦ Number 2 February 2015
The Quarterly Publication of the Santa Fe Trail Association volume 29 ♦ number 2 February 2015 Photo by American Images Custom Aerial Photography® Marshfield, WI The Kanza in the Civil War ♦ page 10 Three Trails Conference Schedule and Registration ♦ page 15 Documenting the Santa Fe Trail in Kansas ♦ page 19 The American Invasion of New Mexico and Mexican Merchants ♦ page 23 On The Cover: French Frank’s Trail Segment This low-level oblique aerial photo was taken June 3, 2008, looking east at French Frank’s Trail Segment on the Santa Fe Trail (SFT) northwest of Lehigh, Kansas. Since the photo was taken, all the trees along the creek have been removed. The photographed area is 1/4 mile left-to-right in the foreground, and 1/2 mile from the bottom of the photo to the dark brown field in the middle distance. The curvilinear features running diagonally across the pasture are SFT swales. There are five or six sets of parallel swales, as dif- ferent locations were sought out over the years to cross French Creek. A DAR marker is located where the swales can be seen intersecting the road on the left margin of the photo. This Trail Segment is a National Park Service “Certified Site” and is on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. This is the loca- tion of the Cottonwood Holes (some are visible just to the right of center of the photo) which were a source of water and provided a noon camping stop on the SFT. This was the first water on the SFT westward from Cot- tonwood Crossing, and the water appeared in depressions or holes both in and alongside the creek. -
2 Historic Churches on the High Road to Taos
2 Historic Churches on the High Road to Taos his northbound tour includes churches between the Santuario de Chimayó (discussed in the previous chapter) and San Francisco T de Asís in Ranchos de Taos. Córdova, Truchas, Ojo Sarco, and Las Trampas are missions of Holy Family Parish in Chimayó; Chamisal, Llano, Picurís, Río Lucio, and Placita are missions of San Antonio de Padua parish in Peñasco; and San Francisco de Asís is the mother church and Talpa a mis- sion of the parish in Ranchos de Taos. San Antonio De Padua, Córdova Córdova was initially settled by 1750, but its adobe church, San Antonio, was not built until 1832. The retablos and many of the bultos in the church are works of one of New Mexico’s outstanding santeros, [José] Rafael Aragón. Aragón moved his family to Córdova—then called Pueblo Quemado— after his wife died in 1832. He was about thirty-six at the time, and shortly after, between 1834 and 1838, he was commissioned to oversee a redesign of the church interior and to paint the three altar screens that are still in San Antonio today. A later resident of the village, José Dolores López (1868–1937), pioneered the woodcarving style that is now associated with Córdova. The tradition continues among his descendants and others, and there are signs in the village for home- based workshops and galleries. Visits to San Antonio are generally limited to the exterior unless they coincide with Las Posadas, Holy Week, or the feast day, celebrated on the Saturday or Sunday closest to June 13. -
Improving Lives by Connecting Community PHOTO BT GERAINT SMITH
Improving lives by connecting community PHOTO BT GERAINT SMITH ADAPTATION LEARNING RESPONSIVENESS CLARITY REFLECTION CONNECTION REPORT TO COMMUNITY 2015 Welcome to the Annual Report of Taos Community Foundation To stay relevant in our 17th year of fulfilling the charitable wishes of individuals, families and businesses across Taos and western Colfax Counties, we’ve had to adapt with the times. That doesn’t mean simply adjusting to changes taking place... it also means taking innovative approaches to problem solving, operationally and funding, to stay abreast of issues that impact and concern community. TCF takes a strategic approach to identifying where generous Taos Community Foundation is many things—a public charity, a philanthropic donors and dedicated nonprofits can make the greatest impact advisor, a grant-making foundation, a junction for people, resources and ideas. for the people of Taos and western Colfax Counties. Whether Every day, we link donors’ investment to their dreams and passion for community. we’re working with individuals, families, organizations, or networks, the greatest value we can bring to those who have TCF is a collection of individuals, organizations, and businesses sharing the entrusted us with their resources is to amplify the power of value of giving back to a community that has given so much to us. We give in their investments. order to help our neighbors, enliven our communities, and lift up our nonprofit partners. The difference we are making in community demonstrates the impact of these collective efforts. Behind the 115 charitable funds Gifts come through donations, bequests, life insurance, property, and many granting more than $7 million to organizations across our other assets. -
Partners and Access Points: Taos Education Collaborative
Partners and Access Points: Taos Education Collaborative Who We Are: So far, we are 85% of the way towards our collective goal of 100 Internet access points to support continuous learning for Taos County students. To add to our growing list of partners, please contact [email protected]. TEC Partners and Access Points: Albertsons Taos 710 A Paseo Del Pueblo Sur Taos, NM 87571 Network ID: Albertsons Open Network (no password) Anansi Charter School 57 NM-230 El Prado, NM 87529 Network ID: ACSGuest Password: ACS-Friends! AuraFitness 1337 Gusdorf Rd. Taos, NM 87571 Network ID: Aurafitness Password: inspire12 Comcast/Xfinity WiFi Hotspots 1. Visit xfinity.com/wifi or use the Xfinity WiFi Hotspots app to see a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots. All open hotspots, both indoor and outdoor, will be displayed on the map in blue. 2. Once at a hotspot, customers and non-customers should select xfinitywifi from the list of available WiFi networks, and then launch a browser. 3. Xfinity Internet customers can sign in using their Xfinity ID and password to be automatically connected to Xfinity WiFi hotspots in the future. Non-Xfinity Internet customers can connect by clicking the Accept and Connect button. Non-Xfinity customers will be able to renew their complimentary sessions every 12 hours. 1 Partners and Access Points: Taos Education Collaborative Bella Vista Apartments Location 110 Otono Rd Taos, New Mexico, 87571 Bent Street Area Shops & Galleries 119 Bent St Taos, New Mexico, 87571 Bent Street Shops Locations II 124 Bent St Taos, New -
The Culebra River Villages of Costilla County, Colorado
NPS Form 10-900-b ,$$.»,- term/en «*, » ITO No. 1024-0018 (Revised March 1992) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form This form is used for documenting multiple property groups relating to one or several historic contexts. See instructions in How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (National Register Bulletin 16B). Complete each item by entering the requested information. For additional space, use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. X New Submission Amended Submission A. Name of Multiple Property Listing The Culebra River Villages of Costilla County, Colorado B. Associated Historic Contexts (Name each associated historic context, identifying theme, geographical area, and chronological period for each.) The Culebra River Villages of Costilla County: Village Architecture and Its Historical Context, 1851-1964. C. Form Prepared by name/title Maria Mondragon-Valdez______________________________ organization Valdez & Associates date June 1. 2000 street & number Rt. 1 Box 3-A telephone 719-672-3678 city or town San Luis state Colorado zip code 81152_____ D. Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,1 hereby certify that this documentation form meets the National Register documentation standards and sets forth requirements for listing of related properties consistent with the National Register criteria. This submission meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. (See continuation sheet for additional comments [ ].) t^^jL*^J^LJ/W4^G<^ <^V^l^'L£^ ZC^. -
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification the Evaluated Significance of This Property Within the State Is
Form No. 10-300 W',. \0/j sra UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOWTO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS NAME HISTORIC Jf MABEL DODGE LUHAN HOUSE / A«€TOft-HHi6H<SHOUSE AND/OR COMMON BIG HOUSE / ST. TERESA HOUSE LOCATION STREET & NUMBER Luhan Lane —NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Taos — VICINITY OF 1 £DDE COUNTY CODE STATE New Mexico1* . Taos 55 HCLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE DISTRICT —PUBLIC —OCCUPIED _ AGRICULTURE —MUSEUM iLBUILDING(S) ^PRIVATE —UNOCCUPIED —COMMERCIAL —PARK —STRUCTURE —BOTH —WORK IN PROGRESS X-EDUCATIONAL X-PRIVATE RESIDENCE —SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE —ENTERTAINMENT —RELIGIOUS —OBJECT _|N PROCESS X-YES: RESTRICTED —GOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —BEING CONSIDERED — YES: UNRESTRICTED —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION —NO —MILITARY —OTHER: [OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME v/ George Qtero and Roy Krosky also: Michael Pagan STREET & NUMBER vy 981 llth Street Luhan Lane Boulder, Colorado CITY. TOWN STATE Taos. — VICINITY OF New Mexico LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS.ETC. Taos County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN STATE New Mevirn I REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties DATE December 12, 1Q77 —FEDERAL )LsTATE —COUNTY —LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS New Mexjr.n Hlstinrir. Preservation Program CITY, TOWN STATE Santa Fe New Mexico DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE —EXCELLENT —DETERIORATED —UNALTERED X-ORIGINALSITE V X-GOOD —RUINS _I:ALTER ED —MOVED DATE. _FAIR _UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE In 1918 Mabel Dodge Sterne purchased some property which adjoins Taos Pueblo land and through it runs the Acequia Madre del Pueblo, the oldest water rights in New Mexico and on it were two small adobe houses, Mabel writes of one as a four room coffin-shaped house which dates to the late 18th or early 19th century. -
Big House 2. Loca
*USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Luhan, Mabel Dodge, House Page # 1 *********** (Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM __________________________________ 1. Name of Property historic name: Mabel Dodge Luhan House other name/site number: Big House 2. Location Morada Lane, Taos, New Mexico street & number: Morada Lane not for publ ication:N/A city/town: Taos vicinity:N/A state:NM county: Taos code: 055 zip code: 87571 3. Classification Ownership of Property: private Category of Property: building Number of Resources within Property: Contributing Noncontributing 0 buildings 0 sites 0 structures 0 objects 0 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register: 1 Name of related multiple property listing: 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this __ nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property__meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. __ See continuation sheet. Signature of certifying official Date State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. __ See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register __ See continuation sheet, determined eligible for the National Register __ See continuation sheet, determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain): ___________ Signature of Keeper Date of Action *USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Luhan, Mabel Dodge, House Page # 3 6. -
Visitor's Guide
This guide is intended to give you our opinion about what to do and what to see. It is simply an opinion. MUSEUMS Millicent Rogers Museum has an interesting collection of early American Indian art and crafts, especially pottery, jewelry and Kachina dolls. It also has one of the most beautiful enclosed courtyards in Taos. The small but excellent collection of Kachina dolls and a fine collection of Maria Martinez pottery are well worth seeing. A portion of the museum is devoted to the history of the early Spanish and Native American peoples in the four corners region. The museum store is quite exceptional. (First in the “great ladies of Taos” tour). The Harwood Museum has a fine collection of paintings by early Taos painters, beautifully displayed. The Museum is within walking distance, on historic Ledoux Street (the Canyon Road of Taos, or so it would like to believe). The Museum also has one gallery devoted to traveling exhibits, another to early Hispanic furniture and tin work, and a third to the white-on-white paintings of Agnes Martin. The Taos Art Museum located as part of the Fechin Inn is a fascinating 1930’s adobe home with Russian overtones, built by Russian painter Nicholi Fechin. Watch for gorgeous carved wood doors and furniture. This is the guy who madly painted all day long and carved all night for six years, until his wife threw him out of the house. HISTORIC HOUSES The Mabel Dodge Luhan Estate is a very interesting old adobe home with beautiful grounds. The second story bathroom windows were painted by D.